Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 93, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 March 1912 — Investigated Ohio Match Factory. [ARTICLE]

Investigated Ohio Match Factory.

Owing to pressing business affairs, E. L. Hollingsworth was unable to go to North Baltimore, 0., as a member of the investigating committee sent there to look into the Ohio match factory by the Rensselaer Commercial Club. B. Forsythe and W. R. Meguire visited the factory and . returned home Thursday, and Mr. Forsythe is greatly impressed by the idea of a union being effected between the U. S. Match Co. and the Ohio concern,, locating the factory here. Mr. Forsythe is willing to invest in some stock if the fusion of the concerns can be brought about. Mr. Forsythe was- shown a match machine in operation of the Lundgren type, the kind that was to be installed here by the U. S. company, before their financial embarrassment. Mr. Sterling, president of the U. S. Match Co., is the holder of the patents for this make of machine, which- is said to be of superior worth. As regards the Ohio concern, four match machines were run there and connected with the factory is a good sized machine shop in which another machine was being constructed. There were also machines for making the boxes and people of both sex and all ages, were busy boxing and preparing the output for shipment.Mr. Hollingsworth visited Elkhart and saw the machines being built there for use use in the factory hene, as also did Mr. Forsythe. A meeting to discuss the fusion of the two concerns was held Friday evening by the <Connnerclal Club.